Stephine Poston and Shayai Lucero
Recorded
April 12, 2023
Archived
April 12, 2023
40:07 minutes
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Id:
mby022619
Description
Stephine "Steph" Poston (55) speaks to fellow entrepreneur and friend Shayai Lucero (48) about the impact of the Native Women Lead organization on their entrepreneurial journeys as Native women business owners.Subject Log / Time Code
SL introduces herself and talks about her entrepreneurial journey as a florist.
SP talks about Native Women Lead (NWL) and its beginnings.
SL describes running a business on a reservation during the COVID-19 lockdown.
SP talks about NWL's mission and how it supports Native women.
SL says that I-mīī-īī in the Keres language (pronounced I-mee-ee) is something a person says when they are scared or fearful of doing something different or something for the first time. She also talks about how she moved forward with her business.
SL thinks about what she would tell her younger self and how she would have prevented a near heart attack at 43 years old.
SL and SP talk about impostor syndrome as Native women business owners.
SL talks about how she thought she was going to be a doctor instead of a florist.
SL and SP describe what keeps them going as women and business owners.
Participants
- Stephine Poston
- Shayai Lucero